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SUBMITTED PHOTO The Journal Loves Park Fire Chief Jerry Wiltfang gathers for a photo with Loves Park Mayor Greg Jury. Loves Park Fire Chief making good progress with departmental services By Margaret Downing REPORTER Loves Park Fire Chief Jerry Wiltfang came into that position in February of 2018. He […]
Harlem’s girls take first, second places in pair of indoor track meets By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Freshman Hannah Bilodeau took first place in both the 55 and 60-meter dashes as Harlem’s girls track meet won the Sycamore Quad and took second in the Huntley Invitational indoor track meets. Her winning […]
MARIANNE MUELLER PHOTO The Journal A team of plungers creates a real splash on their exit out of icy cold waters at Olson Lake. Polar Plunge for Special Olympics 2019 raises over 117,000 By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Presented by the Law Enforcement Torch Run and Geiko the 2018 Polar […]
Machesney Park’s 5 percent utility tax will expire Dec. 31, 2019 By Bob Balgemann Second of 2 Parts REPORTER The second part of the Feb. 4 budget workshop dealt with a look at tentative expenditures for the 2019-20 fiscal year, which will begin May 1. Road improvements has been a […]
ubmitted photo The Journal Rockford Police Department’s canine Rico visited Winnebago County 911 Center. Canine Rico: Serving the community Over the past seven years, Rockford Police Department’s beloved canine, Rico, has been all over our community. Between calls of fighting crime, Rico has been at Y-Camps, picnics, Christmas parties, […]
SUBMITTED PHOTO The Journal UN Team in Chi-town Harlem’s Model UN team attended the University of Chicago Model UN Conference earlier this month with roughly 3,000 other students from around the world. Our team brought 18 students and won recognition for both Outstanding Delegation (Oriana G. and Grace B.) and […]
SUBMITTED PHOTO The Journal Writer and composer Sam Carner and Rockford University Students fine-tune the “Techies” script.: Original musical comedy bound for NYC comes to life first with Rockford University Performing Arts students Carner and Gregor’s “Techies” opens Feb. 21 in Maddox Theatre New York City based musical theater […]
O’Fallon denies Harlem’s bid for third straight state bowling title By Bob Balgemann Reporter O’Fallon, Harlem and Minooka. The three girls bowling teams most likely to challenge each other for this year’s state championship did just that. And they finished 1-2-3: O’Fallon, Harlem and Minooka. The two-day tournament at nearby […]
Goodwill Industries International’s new president, CEO visits Goodwill Northern Illinois Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois and Wisconsin Stateline Area (Goodwill Northern Illinois) was honored with a visit from the new Goodwill Industries International (GII) President and CEO Steven C. Preston recently. Preston, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing […]
SUBMITTED PHOTO The Journal Local native Steven Preston sets to further advance the Goodwill® mission by locking arms on the ground and providing support and resources.
